diff --git a/clientapp/app.js b/clientapp/app.js
index b5dcf1f..0ac0603 100644
--- a/clientapp/app.js
+++ b/clientapp/app.js
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ module.exports = {
                 function start() {
                     // start our router and show the appropriate page
                     app.history.start({pushState: true, root: '/'});
+                    if (app.history.fragment == '' && SERVER_CONFIG.startup)
+                        app.navigate(SERVER_CONFIG.startup);
                     cb();
                 }
 
diff --git a/dev_config.json b/dev_config.json
index a44c52f..f5f7a8b 100644
--- a/dev_config.json
+++ b/dev_config.json
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@
         "domain": "localhost",
         "wss": "wss://localhost:5281/xmpp-websocket/",
         "muc": "chat.localhost",
+        "startup": ""
     }
 }